Job Title: Lecturer in Business
Location: Sixth form and Highbury, Portsmouth
Salary: Lecturer Qualified: £31,865 -£41,541 (Full-Time Equivalent)
Lecturers Unqualified: £28,315- £30,931 (Full-Time Equivalent)
Job Type: Part time and Full-Time, Permanent, 15 and 37 Hours per week, 52 Weeks per year
About us: As the newly merged City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff.
By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at City of Portsmouth College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey.
We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community.
What we offer:
- Annual Leave: 41 days which includes 25 days, 8 days for Christmas closure plus 8 bank holidays
- Teachers pension 23.68%
- Learning & Development programmes by The Community Adult Education Department
- Onsite discounts: COPC Hair Salon & 50% off at the COPC Sports Centre
- Online discounts: Unidays, Student Beans and Totum with a COPC email address
- Free car parking across all campus sites
About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our business teaching team. The business learning area offers a range of vocational and academic programmes at Level 2, Level 3, A Level, and the upcoming T level offer, across sites with teaching at both Highbury Campus and Sixth Form Campus.
A successful candidate would be working collaboratively within the business team to; teach and assess on a range of business topics and programmes, including management, administration, marketing, finance, and HR; provide high quality learning opportunities that meet the needs of our diverse student cohorts; actively contribute to the development and delivery of a high quality, responsive business curriculum, and programmes; provide flexible assessment opportunities, realistic and relevant to the business sector, in line with current industry standards; closely plan and be accountable for monitoring, tracking, and recording student retention, progress, achievement, and success; contribute to and maintain quality assurance of the programmes delivered.
Key Responsibilities:
- Degree in Business or related subject areas, or vocational experience of the business sector
- Post-graduate Teaching Qualification (or willing to undertake studies towards a PGCE. Full support from the College will be given for this)
- Experience planning, delivering, and assessing business programmes is desirable
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing professional updating and development, both in the business sector and teaching profession
- A professional approach with a commitment to excellence and quality
- An excellent communicator, supportive and co-operative team member
- Commitment to setting high standards, expectations, and aspirations for both self and learners
To be successful in this role, below is what we would need from you:
- Educated to degree or appropriate trade level in specific subject area
- Appropriate teaching qualification, or willingness to undertake
- Appropriate Assessor/Verifier qualification, or willingness to undertake
- Teaching experience, or an understanding of the role of a teacher and the professional responsibilities
- Relevant and up to date industrial and/or subject related experience
- Experience of delivering teaching/training in a diverse environment
Diversity and Inclusion
Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the work of City of Portsmouth College. This underpins the vision of the College to transform lives through providing exceptional education and training.
The College’s commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is reflected in the continued successful promotion of these strands through the curriculum, enrichment activities and the range of direct and indirect student support services.
Pre Employment Checks
The City of Portsmouth College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our college. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and two references.
We reserve the right the close the job advert when we have had successful applications, and it may not run for the full duration of the advert.
We do not accept CV’s from agencies for these roles.
